Ep. 590 - Lake Lanier

History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind

Diane Student

Travel, History, Places & Travel, Paranormal, Haunted, Society & Culture, Ghosts

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Lake Lanier in Georgia is an extremely popular recreational area. This is a man-made lake that was created when the Buford Dam was built in 1956 and covers 50,000 acres. Many lakes across America have been fashioned in this way without causing hauntings. That's not true for Lake Lanier. What is it that makes this lake so haunted? Was it the destruction of the black community of Oscarville? Could it be the handful of cemeteries that were supposedly relocated before Lake Lanier was filled? On this episode, we are joined by the hosts of the Spirits Uncorked Podcast, Elizabeth Grimes and her sister Erica. Elizabeth also started Lanier Ghost Tours and they are here to talk the history and hauntings of Lake Lanier! The Moment in Oddity features a coffin hideaway that inspired a career choice and This Month in History features a train crash in Bangladesh.

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Show notes can be found here: https://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2025/06/hgb-ep-590-lake-lanier.html

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Music used in this episode:

Main Theme: Lurking in the Dark by Muse Music with Groove Studios

(Moment in Oddity) "Vanishing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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(This Month in History) "In Your Arms" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Outro Music: Happy Fun Punk by Muse Music with Groove Studios

Other music used in this episode:

Music: Drama Intro 5 (Water Drop) by Sascha Ende
Link: https://ende.app/en/song/419-drama-intro-5-water-drop

To join Lanier Ghost Tours: https://lanierghosttours.com/

Check out the Spirits Uncorked Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5c4IIEYI2WWmHWZPSv6pvr?si=2876580191634691

Transcript

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1:47.8	Hello. The History Goes Bump podcast. Hello, you sputacular people. Welcome to this 590th episode of the History
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1:57.4	Kelly. Kelly, on this episode, we're going to be doing a location that has been suggested to us by so many listeners. I couldn't even list them all. And it's been a lot of them recently. I don't know why it's been on the radar for so many people recently, but I think a lot of people are going to love this one, Lake Lanier in Georgia.
2:14.6	Oh, looking forward to it. And we're going to be joined on this podcast by a couple of
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